What is this cable called?
Video/Monitor:
VGA cable (trapezoid shape)
HDMI cable (trapezoid shape)
DVI cable (trapezoid shape)
Displayport (rectangular)
Network Cable-- 5e, 6, ect. (rectangular with small notch for clip):
Phone/ fax cable (rectangular with small notch for clip-- smaller than Network Cable):
Power cables:
Common power cable- desktops, printers, power blocks, some TVs/ monitors, ect. (trapezoid shape)
IBM (Lenovo) DC laptop power cable (rectangular shape with yellow tip)
HP laptop power cable (round shape with blue tip)
Coaxial Cable (round with a long straight tip coming from the center):
Aux cable (long round tip with 3.5mm diameter):
USB types:
USB 3.0 (rectangular with blue plastic in the tip)
USB 2.0 (rectangular with white plastic in the tip)
Micro-USB
USB-C
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